Remote Software Engineer Salaries in Hong Kong

How much do remote developers in Hong Kong expect to make? $60,034 per year on average (based on self-reported data).

This estimated average salary is based on the expected salaries of Arc Developers in that location. Remote software engineer salaries in Hong Kong are around average for Asia.
Below are some things to consider when hiring developers based in this location or building your next engineering hub.

$60,034USD
Avg. Developer Salary
$103,244USD
Avg. Senior Developer Salary

Established Companies in Hong Kong

Here are some notable companies with engineering hubs or engineering teams in this location.

Mercari remote branch in Hong Kong
Mercari
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Jane Street remote branch in Hong Kong
Jane Street
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
IBM remote branch in Hong Kong
IBM
Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Salary breakdown by expertise

Use the dropdown to compare software engineer salaries in Hong Kong with another location.

Compare with:
Singapore
Hong Kong remote developer salaryHong Kong
Front-end Developer
$58,420
$68,588
Back-end Developer
$59,496
$72,064
Data Scientist
$62,427
$74,222
App Developer
$57,856
$70,122
DevOps Engineer
$62,363
$79,600

About software engineer salary in Hong Kong

Work with great developers — who just happen to be outside your zip code.We built this tool to help you understand how much remote developers expect to be paid annually across different countries around the world. Software engineer salary in Hong Kong are calculated using self-reported data from remote developers based in Hong Kong, and may not be representative of local salaries.Learn More

The salary data is based on the expected salary of over 300,000 remote developers in Arc's network. Developers provide us with their expected salary after passing our comprehensive vetting process (click here to learn more about Arc’s vetting process).

In addition to software development experience, our research indicates two other major factors that affect salary expectations:

・Local rent and cost of living.
・English ability (in countries where English is not the primary language, developers with a good command of English can often charge a premium compared to local rates).

In addition to providing a base salary, organizations may offer remote developers a more comprehensive package when hired long-term. This package may include benefits such as health insurance, equipment stipends, cash bonuses for high performance, company equity, etc. (For more information on benefits frequently offered to remote developers, click here.)

Hire remote developers in Hong Kong with Arc

Calvin T. - developer in Hong Kong

Unity/Construct 3 and Python/Java Tutor (5+ years game dev exp)

CentralHong Kong

- 5+ projects in freelancing mobile+website games in Construct 3 for clients - 1 year of daily tutoring in Construct 3 and C++ - 3 years of school learning experience with Java - 2 months of tutoring in Unity game dev - published one commercial Construct 2 game on Wii U "Reversi 32" - tutored Intro to Computer Science material using Python with Minecraft every week since Dec 2019

Muhammad A. - developer in Hong Kong

Full Stack Developer

Tai PoHong Kong

A Full Stack Developer current working on lots of Magento 2 and Laravel based projects.

Wong K. - developer in Hong Kong

Senior full-stack developer with 5+ years of experience

CentralHong Kong

I'm good at MERN stack and also Go backend.

Salary reports by technologies

Now that you know the software engineer salaries in Hong Kong, take a look at developers’ salary expectations based on the technologies they’re experienced in.

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